I chat with creativity coach and business mentor Elle Roberts who is founder of the Artful Biz Conference and co-host of the #ladyboss chats podcast with Katie Wyatt (who is my next guest).
Elle shares her story of being a single mama when she had her son at 23 and this made her realise she wanted to create a lifestyle where she could spend more time with her son. This led her to start making hand made quilts, clothes and toys for friends that organically turned into her online first business.
We chat about business being like jumping off a cliff and building the plane on the way down. How to craft your message, getting clear on your vision and your WHY, not self-sabotaging and planning ahead. We chat about the benefit of having an biz bestie and the power of accountability.
Elle is pregnant with twins due in early 2017 and she shares how she will blend motherhood and business and how systems and outsourcing to managing the juggle is key and knowing yourself is essential.
I love this quote – “Business is 50% mindset and 50% strategy”
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Website Artful Business Community
Facebook Artful Business Community and Conference
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Oh my goodness – so good! Can’t believe this is the first time I’ve hear Elle speak! As a mum, artist/illustrator and yoga teacher I can see I’ll be heading out to find more of her (and totally understand the multi-passionate entrepreneur thing)! Thanks Elle and Leonie x
Thanks Elle, I love how you are able to talk about vulnerability and the “dark stuff’ that scares Entrepeneurs to talk about publically, because it’s embarrassing or fearful. You have taken that on board as a challenge to help others by bringing these discussions into the public arena, allowing us all the chance to look at our own fears, discuss these and find solutions.
You also mentioned how much easier it was to launch your project when it was done selflessly, which I found very inspiring! Motherhood calls us to be selfless, and when my business starts to feel like it meets the needs of others, all things seems to align because my ‘self’ gets out of the way, and the automatic nurturing response sets in. Ive been missing this feeling, and your podcast helped me to clarify that for myself. I’ll take time to relook at what I’m doing, and why I’m doing it, from a selfless space, but not of negating myself – ( also heard you talk about accepting selfish needs, and recognising the worth in those also )
When you went on to talk about the importance of “knowing Myself”, and meeting the inner need to be inspired creatively, I could also identify with that feeling, as I’m desperate to move into my own business, and leave my current work, where my creativity has been set aside and frustrated.
I found listening to your experiences clarifying and uplifting. Thank you.
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